The 10 Most Unusual St. Patrick’s Day Traditions Around The World

For such a nominally Irish holiday, St. Patrick’s Day is one of the most international occasio...

A Guide To Mr., Miss, Mrs. And More Honorifics In Other Languages

As their name suggests, honorifics are often used to honor the person who you’re speaking to. Ther...

Which Languages Are Spoken In Belgium?

Belgium straddles the border between Germanic and Romance-speaking Europe, and this position is refl...

The Many Benefits of Being Bilingual

Learning a language is a little like going to the gym. Everyone says you should do it. You tell your...

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How To Talk About The Home In Spanish

As the popular Spanish expression of hospitality goes, mi casa es tu casa (“my house is your h...

German Dialects: The Franconian Dialect

It’s pretty well-known that the Franks do not enjoy being grouped in with the Bavarians. And t...

A History Of The Word ‘Dude’ From Its Dandy Origins To Today

Few words in the English language are as flexible as “dude.” At its simplest, it’s just someth...

79 English Words That Are Actually Italian

The beauty of a language is subjective, but Italian is what many people would consider to be a beaut...

Cants And Anti-Languages: The Hidden World Of Secret Languages

Accents and dialects have been well studied and valued by linguists, but cants continue to be a myst...

The Language Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights

It’s common to measure an author’s influence by how many times they’ve been translated. The wo...

Should Berlin Be A Bilingual City?

Berlin is going bilingual. Or, at least it sounds like it is. You can hear it in the streets, in sid...

How To Include Language Skills On Your Resume

You’ve kept up your motivation, put in the effort and learned a new language. Awesome! Now you (ri...

5 Very Good, Very Specific Tips To Learn German

The Germans are fond of saying, Deutsche Sprache, schwere Sprache, (“German language, difficul...

How Many People Speak Portuguese, And Where Is It Spoken?

Portuguese is among the 10 most spoken languages in the world, but only 5 percent of its speakers li...

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